Read the entry from Bruno’s blog about animal welfare.

I encourage everyone to do what they can to help animals. Animals cannot help themselves, so it is up to us to protect them. A recent nationwide study conducted shows that 30–45 percent of dogs and cats are homeless, and 15–20 percent those homeless animals end up injured or in a animal shelter. It is clear from the numbers that people need to be more concerned about protecting animal welfare. 

Too many animals get injured.

Too many animals are homeless.

People must protect animals.

Read the excerpt from "Healthy Eating."

"Cherish the season," is her motto. If kids want something out of season, it's OK to buy frozen. Then steel yourself for some complaining and use the opportunity to convey a larger lesson.

"It's important to teach children that you don't always get what you want," she said.

Frozen foods can be a good substitute for fresh foods.

Parents should do what they can to please picky eaters.

Children often request foods that are unhealthy for them.

Read this paragraph.

The honeybee population has been decreasing at an alarming rate in recent years. One possible cause is humans building in areas that once supplied food sources for bees. One way people can help honeybees is by planting gardens with plenty of native flowers to feed the bees.

to present a comparison between bees and humans

to stop people from building in places where bees seek food

to present a problem and offer a possible solution 

Read the excerpt from "Healthy Eating."

She [Ferguson] bought honey wheat bread, not realizing that at her age she needed much more fiber. She was unaware of her carb intake. And she had no idea that on weekends, when she was completing chores and running errands, forgetting to eat was causing problems.

"I'd just eat once a day, but then my body would go into starvation mode," she said.

So she developed a meal plan and discovered an app for her phone, My Fitness Pal, that she can set to remind her when to eat and what to eat.

She can also scan food to determine whether she's met her daily need.

"So after I have breakfast and lunch, and if I've had too many carbs, by dinner I know I have to cut back," she said.

She provides a quotation from an expert to explain the simple ways that technology can help people eat healthier.

She provides statistics to show that cutting down on carbohydrates is an easy way for people to improve their health.

She uses scientific facts to explain that eating regularly will help people stay full for longer periods of time and lose weight.

ead the excerpt from Catching Sun Rays.

But before you can use the sun's energy, you have to capture it. To do that, you need a solar panel (also known as a PV panel). It's a flat black board covered with cells of silicon, the same material used to make semiconductor chips in computers. Those silicon cells change the sunlight into an electric current. They also use sunlight to heat water in houses and other buildings.

finding companies that sell solar panels

finding companies that sell computer chips

finding out what a solar panel does

Read the excerpt from Catching Sun Rays.

Solar energy saves money on electric bills, and it also helps our power grid. On August 14, 2003, too many people were using electricity because it was a hot day. Suddenly, all the power went out across the Northeast United States and Canada, and 55 million people were suddenly in the dark! In New York City, people had to walk miles across bridges to get home because there were no trains or subways running. It was an expensive incident for the government and industry. But if we use more solar energy, we will put less pressure on the power grid. That means fewer blackouts.

expert quotation

statistical

scientific

Read the excerpt from Catching Sun Rays.

Governments and power companies know that solar power is good, so they are also building big solar power plants to keep up with demand. The best place to do that is the Mojave Desert, which covers parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. The area gets twice as much sunlight as other parts of the United States. The Mojave is home to the largest solar power installation in the world.

finding out the government's opinion of solar power.

visiting the solar power installation in the Mojave Desert.

visiting the Mojave Desert to see how much sunlight it gets.

Read the excerpt from Catching Sun Rays.

But there is another benefit: switching to renewable energy can create jobs. One environmental group says solar power could mean hundreds of thousands of jobs in the United States. For example, the largest solar farm on the East Coast in New York created more than 200 local construction jobs. And the farm makes enough electricity each year to power 4,500 homes!

It is specific.

It is complicated.

It is scientific.

Read the excerpt from Catching Sun Rays.

1. Governments and power companies know that solar power is good, so they are also building big solar power plants to keep up with demand. 2. The best place to do that is the Mojave Desert, which covers parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. 3. The area gets twice as much sunlight as other parts of the United States. 4. The Mojave is home to the largest solar power installation in the world.

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Read the excerpt from Shania's Diary.

Mr. Jackson had another one of his "brilliant" ideas today. On Wednesday, he is taking us on a field trip. Here's the not-so-brilliant part—we’re going to explore the shabby old asphalt schoolyard. What is wrong with that man? That is not a field trip. We are out on that yard every day after lunch, and there is nothing there to explore.

jealousy

annoyance

patience